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Post by happysooz2 on Jun 12, 2024 7:21:45 GMT
The closest showing I can find to London is Colchester. Really good coverage across the north of England though.
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Post by marob on Jun 12, 2024 15:55:13 GMT
The closest showing I can find to London is Colchester. Really good coverage across the north of England though. Have you looked at the NT Live website? Only Colchester near London in June , but looks to be loads of dates in July. presentlaughter.ntlive.com |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 12, 2024 17:51:15 GMT
Not being released til July 18th so shouldn't be any screenings...anywhere before then!
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Post by happysooz2 on Jun 12, 2024 19:53:04 GMT
The closest showing I can find to London is Colchester. Really good coverage across the north of England though. Have you looked at the NT Live website? Only Colchester near London in June , but looks to be loads of dates in July. presentlaughter.ntlive.comOMG. Thank you. You are right. What terrible web design. You have to manually scroll through all the dates (left to right across the page 😹😹😹😹) to see whether there’s a showing in London on the date you have highlighted 😹😹😹😹 |
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Post by marob on Jun 12, 2024 21:08:41 GMT
Not being released til July 18th so shouldn't be any screenings...anywhere before then! Depending where you search it shows Colchester on 18th June. It’s the best website. If I search my hometown it tells me most of the nearest screenings are in Liverpool (30-odd miles away), when there’s actually several less than 10 miles away. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 12, 2024 21:27:21 GMT
Not being released til July 18th so shouldn't be any screenings...anywhere before then! Depending where you search it shows Colchester on 18th June. It’s the best website. If I search my hometown it tells me most of the nearest screenings are in Liverpool (30-odd miles away), when there’s actually several less than 10 miles away. They'll have it in on the wrong month - it's 18th July - the recording doesn't get dispatched to venues til 24 hours before the 18th 👍🏻 |
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Post by SilverFox on Jul 16, 2024 9:54:25 GMT
Seeing this (again) on Sunday at my local cinema 3 minutes walk away! There are four screenings of it on four different days / times.
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Post by lookingatthestars on Jul 18, 2024 22:02:23 GMT
Just back from a screening. Loved it! Great production, fine ensemble acting. Hard to beat a bit of Noel Coward.
But of course Andrew Scott is the stunning centre piece. I know it's well known what an unbelievably excellent actor he is, but watching him in this I marveled at his natural talent and well honed skils. The comedy and physicality of Coward so brilliantly played as it sits on top of layers of a very human, at times darker complex character.
Where those marchmallows he was eating in the last act? He needed the sugar hit!
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Post by showgirl on Jul 19, 2024 2:45:58 GMT
I'd love to see another production of this play as the only one I ever had the chance to see was ruined by stunt casting - but this one won't be for me either as not only can I absolutely not stand Andrew Scott (whom I know others consider almost a national treasure) but after seeing a trailer at the cinema, it's clear he has done the same with the central role as his actor (& comedian) predecessor: ludicrously over-the-top and cringe-making even to watch for a few minutes. What happened to creating a good production as a whole rather than skewing them for the sake of a name?
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 19, 2024 12:19:05 GMT
I'd love to see another production of this play as the only one I ever had the chance to see was ruined by stunt casting May I be nosy & ask who the stunt cast ruiner was? I've seen it twice on tour but as that was Robert Bathurst & Samuel West respectively I wouldn't think either of them would fit that description. |
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Post by showgirl on Jul 19, 2024 16:51:45 GMT
Adrian Edmondson, I think, though a combination of age-related forgetfulness & a desire to expunge the experience from my memory means I can't be sure now.
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Post by solotheatregoer on Jul 19, 2024 17:47:44 GMT
I'd love to see another production of this play as the only one I ever had the chance to see was ruined by stunt casting - but this one won't be for me either as not only can I absolutely not stand Andrew Scott (whom I know others consider almost a national treasure) but after seeing a trailer at the cinema, it's clear he has done the same with the central role as his actor (& comedian) predecessor: ludicrously over-the-top and cringe-making even to watch for a few minutes. What happened to creating a good production as a whole rather than skewing them for the sake of a name? Have to say I kind of agree. I remember enjoying this much more the first time round in 2019. After my second viewing yesterday, Scott came across as very cringeworthy. He's still one of my favourite actors, but I think he is much better at drama than comedy. I get that this is supposed to be a bit slapstick, but it is a bit too over the top. Indira Varma on the other hand was outstanding as usual. Can't wait to see her in Oedipus. |
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Post by SilverFox on Jul 19, 2024 18:08:16 GMT
Did anyone see the disastrous Ian McKellen Repertory season production of this at the (then) West Yorkshire Playhouse? You would have thought it was tailor-made for IK, but no, David Threlfall aced his performance at the Royal Exchange, and the (IMHO) pitch perfect RE production excelled on every level, Leeds was subsequently such a disappointment.
Andrew Scott is very good - but Threlfall was top for me. And Tom Smith (as Roland) gave a performance on a knife edge of insanity, which was riveting. He deservedly won an award for the RE showing.
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Post by JJShaw on Jul 21, 2024 18:48:06 GMT
Saw this the other day, really liked the play and all the performances were good but I think through no fault of his own that Andrew's performance was probably wonderful in person but it did come across as a bit too much on camera (I know that's the character but there's too much and Too Much).
I enjoyed finding out that they'd changed the gender of some characters and that Gerry was bisexual I thought that made it a bit more fun and interesting. Interesting when you watch a show you've not seen before and despite not being bowled over by the production you do fall for the actual play and this is one of them. Think I will watch the Kevin Kline version soon.
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Post by SilverFox on Jul 21, 2024 20:53:53 GMT
Saw this again this afternoon, and really enjoyed it, without it trumping my favourite production. The cinema experience highlights the attention to detail, and the facial expressions, perfectly, but can come across as too stagey. At the back of a theatre I am not sure all would have been seen. The changes would clearly not have been permissible under the Lord Chamberlains regime, but worked well (IMO) in the Old Vic production, and I can't imagine that Coward would have objected! I did not feel that anyone was miscast, but particularly enjoyed Joshua Hill (Fred) and Sophie Thompson (Monica). The interval talk was also illuminating - not always the case, but I would have liked more historical information from Wharchus on the gender swaps and if this was the first such production. Despite the cavils, I would really recommend this if you get the chance of seeing a screening.
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